Araria
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Araria अररिया |
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 Araria
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| Coordinates: 26°09′N 87°31′E / 26.15°N 87.52°ECoordinates: 26°09′N 87°31′E / 26.15°N 87.52°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Bihar |
| District | Araria |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 60,594 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu, Maithili |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 854311, 8543XX |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Araria |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Araria |
| Website | http://www.araria.bih.nic.in/ |
Araria is a city and a municipality that is the headquarters of Araria district in the state of Bihar, India. Araria is situated at the northern part of Purnia and Medhepura in Bihar.Hatgaon,sisona,artya,suksena etc are the prominent village.
Araria is primarily a rural district; 93% of the total population live in the rural areas (713 villages). Only two out of nine tehsils have urban population that is concentrated in Forbesganj and Araria(Census 2001).
In 2008 survey findings, Araria lagged behind the all India average in seven out of eight indicators and also lagged behind the all India level in terms of two more health related indicators. Most of the villages lack some basic infrastructure: 92 percent are without any medical facilities; 20 percent of the villages lack formal facilities of education of any type; 597 out of 713 villages are without electricity; and 50 percent of the villages are without all-weather road connectivity. The overall work participation rate is 40.3 percent, which is much less in case of the female population. Agriculture laborers dominate the labor force (64.7% of the total) that is almost double of the national average.
There is a substantial concentration of minority (mainly Muslims) population. Against the state average of 20.52%, Muslims constitutes 49.4 per cent of the total rural populations, but their percentages are 77.5% in Jokihat, 62.70% of Araria, and 46.8% in Palasi subdivisions. The number of minority groups - Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jains - are negligible. The rural literacy rate is 33.2 percent, much below the state and national averages. The worst is female literacy rate, i.e. 20.4%. In other words, only one out of five women is literate. Even sex ratio, i.e., 917 is less than state and all India level.
Araria is located at 26°09′N 87°31′E / 26.15°N 87.52°E. It has an average elevation of 47 metres (154 feet). Araria is situated at the northern part of Purnia and Madhepura in Bihar. Borders of Araria are surrounded by Nepal in northern side, Kishanganj in eastern side and Supaul at south-west side. The district came into existence by division of Purnia district on Makar Sankranti day of 1990. The district touches the Indo-Nepal international border also this area is very close to three countries: Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. Hence, the district is important in terms of security. Jogbani is the last point of Araria and after that, Morang district of Nepal starts. Kosi river used to pass through araria,although it long ago changed its path. Most important river is Panaar. Agriculture has flourished along the banks of this river,although it becomes catastrophic during the rainy season because of floods. A canal also passes through Araria. Being a part of the remote
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